Schedules are for Wed/29-Tue/4 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ANSWER COALITION 2969 Mission, SF; www.answersf.org. $5-10 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds). We Are the Palestinian People (1973), Wed, 7.
BALBOA THEATRE 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $7.50-10. “Popcorn Palace:” Jason and the Argonauts (Chaffey, 1963), Sat, 10am. Matinee for kids. Barbie: The Pearl Princess (2014), Sun/2 and Feb 9, 10am.
BAY MODEL 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito; www.tiburonfilmfestival.com. Free. Heaven’s Mirror: A Portuguese Voyage (Mellars, 2011), Tue, 6.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-12. Check website for shows and times.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. The Girls in the Band (Chaikin, 2011), call for dates and times. The Past (Farhadi, 2013), call for dates and times. The Act of Killing (Anonymous, Cynn, and Oppenheimer, 2013), Wed, 6:30. With filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer in person. “Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014,” Jan 31-Feb 6, call for times.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. “Midnight Movies:” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Barron, 1990), Fri-Sat, midnight.
ELLEN DRISCOLL PLAYHOUSE 325 Highland, Piedmont; www.diversityfilmseries.org. Free. “Diversity Film Series:” The Waiting Room (Nicks, 2012), Wed, 7. With filmmaker Peter Nicks in person. Film also screens Sat, 3pm, New Parkway, 474 24th St, Oakl.
EXPLORATORIUM Pier 15, SF; www.exploratorium.edu. Free with museum admission ($19-25). “Saturday Cinema:” Gyre: Creating Art from a Plastic Ocean, Sat, 1. Followed by a talk with photographer Kip Evans, plus a hands-on workshop with artist Claudio Garzón on crafting art from marine debris (2-4:30pm).
MIGHTY 119 Utah, SF; richwho.eventbrite.com. $15-20. “The Future of Soul,” with projections by filmmaker Terence Nance and music spun by King Britt, Rich Medina, and J Boogie, Fri, 9.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Film 50: History of Cinema:” The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Hitchcock, 1926), with lecture by Emily Carpenter, Wed, 3:10. “Funny Ha-Ha: The Genius of American Comedy, 1930-1959:” The Palm Beach Story (Sturges, 1942), Wed, 7; Adam’s Rib (Cukor, 1949), Sat, 8:15. “Jean-Luc Godard: Expect Everything from Cinema:” Breathless (1965), Fri, 7; Le petit soldat (1960), Fri, 8:50; A Woman Is a Woman (1961), Sat, 6:30. “African Film Festival 2014:” Burn It Up Djassa (Solo, 2012), Thu, 7; Zarafa (Bezançon and Lie, 2012), Sun, 3; Fidaï (Ounouri, 2012), Tue, 7. “The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray:” Davi (1960), Sun, 4:45.
PARAMOUNT THEATRE 2025 Broadway, Oakl; www.ticketmaster.com. $5. Dirty Harry (Siegel, 1971), Fri, 8.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. 12 O’ Clock Boys (Nathan, 2013), Jan 31- Feb 6, 6:30, 8:15 (also Sat-Sun, 4:30). 24 Exposures (Swanberg, 2013), Fri-Mon, 10:15 (also Sat-Sun, 2). “Super Bowl XLVII: Men in Tights,” large-screen showing of the big game with running comedy commentary, Sun, 2. Jobriath AD (Turner, 2012), Tue, 7 and 9:15.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. “Ravishing, Radical, and Restored: The Films of Jack Smith:” Normal Love (1963-65), Thu, 7:30. SF Cinematheque presents: “Millennium Film Journal: 35th Anniversary Celebration,” Sat, 7:30. *